Klaudandus wrote:I would like to see someone on these forums defend this... just so we can mock them.

I wouldn't. I'd probably end up banned. After Reading his reaction to it, there isn't much I disagree with. I might not have been quite so vicious at a few points, but damn, it's like he took the words from my brain, scrubbed almost all of the F***'s out of it, and then dictated it.

I mean seriously.

Stonekettle Station wrote:A frail and infirm Bob Dole returned to the Senate on Tuesday and spoke to the conservatives there as if they were the republicans he remembered, the mostly reasonable ones who, with maybe a little cajoling, could usually be counted on to do the right thing.

Unfortunately for Bob Dole, a while back the GOP suffered a corporate buyout and was taken over by fervent religious extremists and their band of drum beating jingoists. These goons have been in the process of right-sizing conservatism ever since. Reasonable republicans got the pink slip and their positions were outsourced to the lowest bidders.

It's like he took the words straight from my mouth, made them sound better, and put them out there.

Klaudandus wrote:I would like to see someone on these forums defend this... just so we can mock them.

I wouldn't. I'd probably end up banned. After Reading his reaction to it, there isn't much I disagree with. I might not have been quite so vicious at a few points, but damn, it's like he took the words from my brain, scrubbed almost all of the F***'s out of it, and then dictated it.

I mean seriously.

Stonekettle Station wrote:A frail and infirm Bob Dole returned to the Senate on Tuesday and spoke to the conservatives there as if they were the republicans he remembered, the mostly reasonable ones who, with maybe a little cajoling, could usually be counted on to do the right thing.

Unfortunately for Bob Dole, a while back the GOP suffered a corporate buyout and was taken over by fervent religious extremists and their band of drum beating jingoists. These goons have been in the process of right-sizing conservatism ever since. Reasonable republicans got the pink slip and their positions were outsourced to the lowest bidders.

It's like he took the words straight from my mouth, made them sound better, and put them out there.

Well... a commenter pretty much summed it up

I worked it out: you are a shaman. Like the shamans in Lapland, or in the Amazon basin, for instance, who eat the toxic mushrooms, bark, whatever, and have the visions (and of course do all the vomiting) for everyone else, and then pee in a bucket so the next guy can drink the pure (unmetabalised) alkaloids straight up, without all the other poisonous shit, and then pass the vision along in the same way.

You do the hard work. If I had to think about all the above hypocrisy myself, in one go, concentrated like that, without the benefit (and release) of seeing it skewered on the page like that, I'm pretty sure my head would explode. I'm pretty sure your head almost explodes when you write this stuff, too, but you have the strength to stand it.

One of the many things that had me cracking up throughout the article. Definitely a good read, with some awesome information, and enough humor to keep it from being dry.

Jim is quickly rising up the ranks of "People I find awesome". On Facebook, he occasionally posts his hate mail, and bizarre searches people have performed on his blog, both of which are highly entertaining.

So, to whoever linked his Schadenfreude blog shortly after the election, Thanks, jerk. You hooked me on another person's political blog. Though maybe, that should be a real thanks, since it did cut into the time I spent reading some of the insanity out there just so I could make fun of it.

A public admonishment? An apology? A lame ass excuse about being frustrated by the prosecutor over an argument? This dumb fuckwad needs removed from the bench at the very least, with questions about his ability to even practice law brought into question.

Because old rich dudes generally still think that women should be subjugated by men. It's a combination of old beliefs (suzy homemaker) and rich person entitlement issues (I am the boss of everyone ever), with a healthy dose of power corruption thrown in for good (bad, really) measure.

- I'm not Jesus, but I can turn water into Kool-Aid.- A Sergeant in motion outranks an officer who doesn't know what the hell is going on.- A demolitions specialist at a flat run outranks everybody.

am i the only one that things if a judge says something this idiotic that they obviously show they do not understand law, or even basics of science, and should be removed from the bench?

hell at least that texas judge that beat the crap out of his daughter is banned from sitting on childern/family casesthough i think he should be dis-barred as well

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Aren't judges impeachable i most states? Or are they elected for a full term regardless? (I knwo federal judges are another mess).

Also, I agree in principle, but think we need to be wary of making it easily accessible to get a judge thrown out - politics already weigh too heavily on the minds of too many judges (and lets get the legislative and executive branch out of the judicial branch - setup an oversight agency, populate it once and set down rules for its selfpopulation from the legal profession, and let them handle all appointments - separation of powers requires actual separation)

Again, why do old rich dudes want to decide what women can or cannot do with their uterus?

Seriously, didn't we already establish that you also want to control a woman's uterus? You just think your timing, as scientifically arbitrary as it is, is better than the timing offered by this legislation which at least stems out of a scientific theory.

I could agree with the Gov. Kerry´s proposal if the law would include at least a permission to abort for medical reasons after 20 weeks. I would prefer if it would include rape and incest, but I can understand if the law says you had 3-4 months to decide, that should be enough. But all the measures he took to hinder women to make a decision and laws to make it difficult for abortion clinics to operate leaves a very sour taste.

So if the government of Texas would introduce initiatives to help women like advice and aid for single mothers or women in other difficult circumstances, financial aid for medical examinations and stop trying to block abortion clinics with red tape and regulations, I could agree with that if some exceptions were made.

Medical reasons for an abortion can show up after 20 weeks.Incest should be a reason. I assume we don´t talk about actually consenting adults with a bad taste but a probably traumatized minor who is pressured by the offender to keep silent.Rape should be a reason, too. There are enough reasons that a woman is unable to make a decision with in the 20 weeks. Blocking her decison because she is a week or two too late is just cruel.

So I could see the argument that 5 months of pregancy should be enough to make up your mind. OTOH the texan government isn´t offering aid and enacts measures to prevent abortions by using financial or legal shenangigans, trying to circumvent the intent of the law. If they care so much how about counseling for mothers in desperate social situations how to cope with the situation. How about getting her help so she and the baby won´t live a miserable life. I think that you could prevent more abortions helping pregnant women who saw no other alternative besides an abortion and well offering them alternatives.

Possible cynical reason besides old men being control freaks: If you want to shut down illegal immigration you need another disenfranchised underclass. More babies born in difficult and poor families mean you get more of them.

And I agree with Klaudanus, let the women sort it out. Rich old white men or me aren´t directly affected by these laws. As possible fathers but well the mother has to go through the procedure and got the final word on the issue.

While disagree with him, I can actually respect what he thinks - its not "because we have removed god" as such, but because of the implications (is his standpoint) - that life and accountability to a higher power are not taught.I don't agree, but I can resepct his standpoint (whether he should be out there talking about it right now, is another debate entirely)